A new era for teachers, since AI interrupts instruction

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Imagine your favorite teacher of your childhood. He or she may have been excellent to explain things, energetic, affirmative, fun or had other wonderful attributes. I remember Mrs. Rider. She was intelligent and beautiful, and showed that she really believed in me.

With this image in mind that highlights the many wonderful teachers who typify the role of a “wise teacher on stage”, may ask why Guide school (Complete dissemination: I am the founder) prepares teachers and other adults to become “guides” instead of wise. Why not spend our efforts developing more wonderful wise as Mrs. Rider?

The printing press provides a useful analogy to answer that question.

Over time, disruptive innovations change how things are conventionally done

Before the invention of the printing press, the books and the written materials were mainly produced as handwritten manuscripts. The scribes, often monks or other church officials, thoroughly copied texts with feathers of feathers and special inks to illuminate and decorate each parchment.

The printing press, invented by Johannes Gutenberg in the fifteenth century, revolutionized the production and exchange of written knowledge. It allowed mass production of books to a much faster rate and a lower cost. In summary, the texts became accessible to a greater number of people.

But it also meant interrupting the profession of scribes, who suddenly discovered that his work had changed. Some scribes found new opportunities such as correctors or editors within the emerging printing industry. Others continued to provide hand -written services for personal letters and legal documents. In addition, a market was for beautifully made handmade manuscripts among rich customers who valued calligraphy.

There is a parallel between the stories of conventional scribes and teachers. Like the best scribes, they produced unique art in rare and individually commissioned works, the best teachers create rare but enviable classrooms with well -faced students, deeply motivated and impressive. Unfortunately, however, many people are left out of these ideal scenarios. Without the printing press, millions of people would have languished without access to printed materials. Without transforming the conventional classroom, millions of students today will continue to suffer from lack of effective instruction. This is because the conventional system could develop more wonderful and conventional teachers such as Mrs. Rider, doing so requires an investment of resources that are often not available for all students in all schools around the world. Too too often, only those who are lucky or whose families can pay receive the benefits of these investments.

Fortunately, the interruption of the scribes of the print press proved to be an irrefutable blessing for the education of humanity. The printing press facilitated the growth of literacy, arithmetic and scientific knowledge by allowing the general distribution of printed materials with reliable precision and lower costs. He played a crucial role in rebirth, reform and scientific revolution, which allows the exchange of ideas of ideas at an unprecedented speed and scale. At the end of the 15th century, millions of copies of thousands of book titles had been printed, marking a dramatic change in knowledge accessibility.

ai and its potential to interrupt conventional education

Similarly, the emergence of applications in line with ai for instruction is interrupting the teaching profession. It is giving rise to a new wave of distribution of global knowledge with an increasingly reliable precision and precision, which allows massive learning at an unprecedented speed and scale.

When the printing press arrived, the writing profession did not disappear, but the scribes had to fit To new roles as its industry changed. Similarly, many conventional teachers will need to adapt to a new role as their role of Sage is interrupted.

Fortunately, this pivot presents a remarkable opportunity for teachers and society in general. For years, experts have identified that students do it better when they have a personal and individual protection to help them learn. The monolithic instruction from top to bottom, of a whole class does not work for most students, and the observers teachers know it. The change of sage on stage to guide each student's side is a welcome relief for teachers who see that the conventional approach breaks, since it leaves too many students and wants a model that allows them to have the individual impact they expected when they entered the teaching profession.

ai releases the time of the teachers to pay more individual attention and the time of the students for more than the achievement of fundamental knowledge. The combined learning model Flex, which combines applications with ai with group discussions, real world projects, individual guides coaching and other students' experiences, attracts teachers who see their value and want their benefits. Instead of feeling replaced by computer -based instruction, these teachers are attracted to a clear opportunity to change their time dedicated to conferences and adopt the facilitation of a learning design more driven by students for their students.

The guide school prepares adults who feel called to this new role. The guide's profession is different from the conventional teaching profession. It requires different mentalities, skills and provisions. But for those well appropriate and trained for paper, it is a profession with unprecedented opportunities to help young people around the world develop knowledge and talents at a higher level than ever.